Salmostoma belachi Jayaraj, Krishna Rao, Ravichandra Reddy, Shakuntala & Devaraj, 1999

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Chedrinae
Max. size:  max.weight: 5.5 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Karnataka, India.
Diagnosis:  Anal soft rays: 13-14. Fresh specimens are bright, with metallic green color over dorsal profile while formalin preserved have a streak of gray along center of body and over the dorsal ridge and pale white below the dorsal line.
Biology:  Inhabits open water. Feeds on zooplankton. Breeds during the monsoon season (Ref. 44315). Marketed as sun dried fish (Ref. 44315).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 18 September 2010 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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